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iced tea

Posted by Ibi in America 9 months, 1 week ago at 4:23 pm.


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She asked all of the hard questions, her soft, even voice respectfully inquiring on all subjects. The restaurant was nearly empty when we arrived for lunch, but it was packed with the dinnertime rush when we finally realized the time and ended our four-hour conversation. We sat at the table the entire time, discussing politics, [...]

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open letter to safi

Posted by Ibi in Spain 11 months, 1 week ago at 1:13 am.


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Dear Members of the Student Alliance for Israel;
Massachusetts has long been a hotspot for political activism and societal change. Many bright minds offer fresh and inventive ideas, directions, and courses of action for the future of our country and the world we live in. This is essential, as this world and its human civilization confront [...]

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reflections on stance

Posted by Ibi in Palestine 1 year ago at 11:25 pm.


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I was fishing around my hard drive, cleaning up files and organizing folders, when I stumbled across this small little piece that I wrote over a month ago, when I was living with a friend in Haifa. It is a short response to the question “why do you support Israel?” It’s hard to describe my [...]

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all things need unity (part 2; politics)

Posted by Ibi in America 1 year, 3 months ago at 2:41 pm.


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Originally, this post would have only been one part, had it not been for the Langar Hall. An author with the blog commented on the recent attacks in Mumbai, which ended up getting syndicated onto my browser’s homepage. I began reading a number of articles on the site, which I can largely appreciate and agree [...]

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